Date: 1912
Source: Lenin Miscellany, volume 27
Pages: 91-94

[ON BRIEFS' "DAS SPIRITUSMONOPOL"]

Monopoly

Goetz Briefs: "Das Spiritusmonopol"*. K[a]rlsruhe 1912. (Abhand­
lungen] d[er] badischen Hochsch[ulen]. N[eue] F[olge]. 
H[eft] 7).

Appears — from a glance — to be a specialized, uninteresting work.

P. 240—241: "De facto the ring of spirits factories has thereby 
(3 'outsiders' remained: completely weak ones) become a monopoly, 
whose center of gravity lies in the almost completely syndicated 
agricultural potato distilleries; the external consolidation of cartel 
power is completed."

[KURT GOLDSCHMIDT. "ON CONCENTRATION IN GERMAN COAL MINING"]

Kurt Goldschmidt: "On Concentration in German Coal Mining". 
Karlsruhe 1912. (pp. 122)... [ibid** N[eue] F[olge], 
Heft 5]

[little of value, no precise summary of data]

Coal
Steel
(Millions
(Millions
T[onnes]
T[onnes])

Krupp...................................
2.4
0.98

Familie Haniel...................
8.7
0.58

"
Stinnes..............
2.5

Thyssen.................
3.0
0.97

* Exact title of the book: "Das Spirituskartell. Eine wirtschaftspoli­
tische Untersuchung. Von ... Goetz Briefs". Editor.

** "Volkswirtschaftliche Abhandlungen der 
badischen 
Hochschulen" 
("Economic Studies of the Baden Higher Schools"). Editor.


GOETZ BRIEFS. "SPIRITS MONOPOLY"

Goetz Briefs. "Spirits Monopoly"*. Karlsruhe 1912. ("Abhand­
lungen der badischen Hochschulen". New series, issue 7).

Appears — from a glance — to be a specialized, uninteresting work.

P. 240—241: "In fact, the combination of spirits factories has 
transformed itself into a monopoly (3 'outsiders' remained: 
completely weak ones), whose center of gravity is located in the 
almost completely syndicated agricultural potato-distillery plants; 
thereby the external development of cartel power is completed."

[KURT GOLDSCHMIDT. "ON CONCENTRATION IN GERMAN COAL MINING"]

Kurt Goldschmidt: "On Concentration in German Coal Mining". 
Karlsruhe 1912. (pp. 122)... [Ibid**. New series. Issue 5]

[little of value, no precise summary of data]

Coal
Steel
millions
millions
tonnes
tonnes

Krupp...................
2.4
0.98

Haniel Family...
8.7
0.58

" {Stinnes...
2.5

{Thyssen.....
3.0
0.97

Monopoly


LENIN MISCELLANY

Coal
Steel
(Millions
(Millions
T[onnes]
T[onnes])

Gelsenkirchen....................
8.2
0.81

Harpen.................................
6.7
—

Hibernia.............................
5.1
—

Phoenix.................................
5.4
1.13

49.6
5.84

Karl Funke................
3.1

2 (my total)
55.8
5.84

"Concerns control 66.9% of coal production in the district (((Rhine-Westphalian))) and 48% of the production of the steel works association" (p. 69).

The Stinnes Concern (pp. 69—70) encompasses the following enterprises:

(1) Hard coal mines.........................................................

(2) Iron foundries................................................................

(3) Iron ore mines...............................................
numerous
{ in Germany, Luxembourg, France }

(4) Coal trading (firms).....................................................

(5) Steamship lines.....................................................

in Germany.....................................................

in England........................................................

in Italy..........................................................

in France.......................................................

in Belgium......................................................

in Switzerland.................................................

in Russia........................................................

etc.

K. GOLDSCHMIDT. "ON CONCENTRATION IN GERMAN COAL MINING"

Coal
millions
tonnes

Gelsenkirchen...................
8.2

Harpen.................................
6.7

Hibernia.............................
5.1

Phoenix.................................
5.4

49.6

Karl Funke......................
3.1

Total (my calculation)
55.8

"9 concerns control 66.9% of coal production in the district (((Rhine-Westphalian))) and 48% of the production of the steel works association" (p. 69).

The Stinnes Concern (pp. 69—70) encompasses the following enterprises:

(1) Hard coal mines...........................................................

(2) Iron foundries................................................................

(3) Iron ore mines....................................................
numerous
{ in Germany, Luxembourg, France }

(4) Coal trading (firms).....................................................

(5) Steamship lines...........................................................

in Germany.........................................................

in England...........................................................

in Italy...........................................................

in France.........................................................

in Belgium..........................................................

in Switzerland...................................................

in Russia.........................................................

etc.

Steel
millions
tonnes
